MONTREAL -- Michel Therrien's last emotional, public outburst as head coach of the Canadiens was on May 9, 2002, his abuse-of-officials bench minor keying a Carolina Hurricanes rally that eventually would bounce the Habs from the Eastern Conference semifinals.

The 150th birthday of Confederation is now less than five years away. Postmedia News offers a special series on how the country should mark the occasion:
The 150th anniversary of Confederation in less than five years will conjure images of parades, fireworks and flag-waving for most Canadians, but a different set of visuals emerges when leaders representing the country’s three main aboriginal groups discuss 2017: the noose around Louis Riel’s neck in 1885; an Inuit mother torn from her children in the 1950s; a decrepit, overcrowded shack at Attawapiskat in 2011.

As a long NHL regular season comes to a close and fans gear up for what should be yet another fantastic Stanley Cup tournament, it's as good a time as any to look back on some of the moments that provided Canadian hockey fans the greatest satisfaction over the past six months:
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